Taco'd my front fender. Suggestions?

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07-05-10, 11:24 PM

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that happend to me..i also did the screwdriver technique..but i heated it before bending so the metal can get alil softer to bend and the paint wont crack..goodluck

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07-05-10, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 5t341th

happened to me too. u should get the eastwood fender finisher. that would work great on it.
what i did was use a hammer and hammer it back in. first i heat it up, bend it back with some pliers(over some cloth of course) and then hammer the rest up. looks OEM.
nah the paint chipped a bit......

I looked at that Eastwood Fender Finisher. It looks like this may help me. I've already bent the inner lip back into place. Now all I need to fix is the waviness and flaring. The paint chip is not as bad as some I've seen. I will try with a heat gun and c-clamp tomorrow. If that doesn't work, I may look into getting that Eastwood Fender Finisher. It'll still cost less than repairing it at the body shop.